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Orlando Sentinel
Online College Courses On The Rise, But Are They Good For Students?
by Annie Martin
July 26, 2018
Politifact Florida
Attack on House Speaker Richard Corcoran, HB 7055 Needs More Context
by Allison Graves
February 9, 2018
Register-Guard
Lane County Educators Say the Governor Must Reduce Class Sizes and Address Beha…
by Alisha Roemeling
December 16, 2018
Riverfront Times
Virtual Education Is Increasingly a Big Profit Center. But at What Cost to Stud…
by Eric Berger
August 15, 2018
Rutland Herald
Vermont's Mathis Wins National Public Educator Award
by Susan Smallheer
February 13, 2018
San Francisco Chronicle
State Needs to Help Maintain, Not Close, Oakland Schools
by Kitty Kelly Epstein
December 19, 2018
Seattle Times
Bezos Family Gifts $3 Million to Shape UW’s Early Education Work
by Neal Morton
September 20, 2018
THE Journal
Report: Profit Motive Pervades Online Charter Schools and Blended Programs
by Dian Schaffhauser
March 20, 2018
The State
Editorials from Across South Carolina: Four-Day School Week, Joe Wilson’s Gun V…
by State Editorial Board
July 19, 2018
Times and Democrat
Not Sold on Four-Day School Week
by Unknown
July 17, 2018
Townhall
The ABCs of Failure
by Paul Jacob
August 19, 2018
Vox
The Problem with Online Charter Schools
by Liz Scheltens and Mallory Brangan
January 29, 2018
VT Digger
Educators Seek Answers on State's Falling Test Scores
by Tiffany Danitz Pache
April 10, 2018
VT Digger
Anore Horton: School Meal Programs Close Achievement Gap
by Anore Horton
April 18, 2018
VT Digger
William Mathis: Educational Inequities Reflects Societal Inequities
by William J. Mathis
July 10, 2018
Waco Tribune-Herald
Bonnie Lesley, Guest Columnist: Is Lead-Paint Problem Impacting Local Student L…
by Bonnie Lesley
September 24, 2018
Washington Post
Threat of E-School Closure Adds to Adversity for Students
by Kantele Franko
January 17, 2018
Washington Post
There Are No Low-Track Courses at This High-Poverty School. Instead, There are …
by Valerie Strauss, Kevin Welner, Linda Molner Kelley, Matt Garcia & Adam York
December 20, 2018
Washington Post
Will LeBron James’s New School Work Well? Here’s What the Research Says.
by Valerie Strauss & NEPC Staff
August 24, 2018
Washington Post
Charter Schools Damage Public Education
by Diane Ravitch
June 22, 2018
Washington Post
In D.C. High Schools, Few Students Are Passing National Standardized Test
by Perry Stein
August 17, 2018
Washington Post
After 24 Years, Washington State Charter School Law Stands
by Sally Ho
October 26, 2018
Washington Post
A Popular School Fundraiser is Just 'Junk-Food Marketing to Kids,' Experts Say
by Caitlin Dewey
January 17, 2018
Washington Post
What Research Really Says About Closing Schools - And Why It's a Bad Idea for K…
by Valerie Strauss and Michelle Renée Valladares
February 28, 2018

Television and Radio

Fox 8 News
Online Charter School ECOT Could Close Next Week
by Associated Press
January 17, 2018
Fox News
Virtual School Choice Trending Among Parents For Their Children
by Charlie Lapastora
August 3, 2018
WBEZ
New State Scholarships Save Families Money, Steady Private Schools
by Linda Lutton
September 6, 2018

Blogs

Janresseger
William Mathis: What Standardized Tests Measure and What They Can’t Tell Us
by Jan Resseger
August 21, 2018

Other Web Sources

AASA, The School Superintendents Association
School Choice, Segregation and Democracy
by William J. Mathis and Kevin G. Welner
January 2018
Bowdoin
Addressing the Demoralization Crisis: Why Teachers Are Quitting and How to Stop…
by Tom Porter
November 06, 2018
Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood
In Support of Maryland Guidelines on Screen Time in Schools
by Alex Molnar and Faith Boninger
March 9, 2018
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